34 Year old w/ 11 years experience in marketing (agency side) and sales.

I have completed an MBA from a premier Indian B-school, class of 2002.


Work Exp and Career Goals
I started out my career in financial sales, but gravitated towards what i always wanted to do, build brands.

For the past 6 years, i have worked in leading Direct marketing, CRM and Marketing Analytics agencies, and have led client servicing teams as we help leading Indian and global brands establish themselves.
Am currently working with the worlds leading Data Driven marketing agency, part of the one of the top 3 global agency networks. Here i lead teams servicing 3-4 of the country's leading F-500 brands.

My long-term career goal is to setup a boutique consultancy that helps Indian brands establish themselves in the global market.
An international MBA now would help me in gaining exposure in the international markets and experience first hand how local nuances help build global brands.
An international MBA would also help me in kick-start a career in strategic marketing and consultancy.


Target Schools
European Business schools with -
- focus on strategy and marketing
- global exposure
- slightly high average age (at 34 i am stretching the outer limits!)

Thus, an initial shortlist of HEC, IE, IESE, INSEAD, Said and Oxford

Some Numbers

GPA during first MBA - 3.4
GPA during graduation in commerce - 3.5
GMAT (given in 2009) - 670 - retaking the same in July. Target Score - 730


Extra Curricular Activities
- appreciably low

- national level silver medallist in youth parliament
- represented school, college in various sports
- Volutary member and Child Help Foundation for the last 4 years - organizing donation camps, events; teaching childred, etc

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Would appreciate your feedback on my profile.

Thanks.